Clip



Oct. 11, 1932. E. c. KASTNER CLIP Filed June 12, 1931 "Patented Oct. 11,1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ERNEST C. KASTNER, F NEWARK, NEWJERSEY, ASSIGNOR T0 EASTERN TOOL 8c MFG. (30., 0F BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEYCLIP ' Application filed June 12,

This invention relates to an improved clip particularly adapted for useon slides by means of which the length of straps on garments areadjusted and held. The clip is designed to be secured on the end of thestrap and to be fastened to the strap by simply compressing the clip onthe strap by a suitable press.

The advantage of the slide is its simplicity and economy and also itsadaptability for quick and easy installation. It is usually supplied bythe manufacturer as part of the slide being held thereon by its ownresiliency and then later placed in a press to secure the strap theretoat the place of garment manufacture.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figure1 is a front vlew of agarment slide equipped with my improved clip andwith a strap in place. Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 in Figure 1.Figure 3 is a section of the clip alone. Figure 4 is a bottom view ofthe clip. Figure 5 is a front View of amodified form of clip. Figure 6'is a section taken vertically through Figure 5 and Figure7 is a sectionon line 7-7 in Figure 5.

The strap 10 is threaded through any conventional form of slide 11 anddepends in a loop 12 for suspending a button loop or the like and thensecured by its end to the slide. The end of the strap is fastened by aclip 13 which is a piece of sheet metal cut over to form an open loop 14which is close enough to hold the clip on the strand 15 of. the slidebut open far enough to allow the clip to be snapped overthe strand. Themetal forms two walls 16 and 17, one of which 16, is perforated as at18. A strip is punched out to provide the projection 19. The strap isthen fed into the space 20 and then the assembled parts are punched orcompressed as in Figure 2. The compressing forces the strap into asharply turned or bent part 21 which bends on the edges of theperforation 18 and the projection 19 and is thus held securely againstwithdrawal.

In Figures 5, 6, and 7 I show a modification with a series ofperforations 22 in the wall 16 and projection 23 onthe wall 17. The com-1931. Serial No. 543,880.

pressing of the parts forces the material of the strap into the sharplyturned part 24: bound by the edges of the perforations and projections.The projections 19 and 23 are looped and extend laterally of the clip topresent broad faces to force the strap into bent form into the recessesopposite the loops. This prevents damaging the strap as there is noperforation of the surface of the strap and the strap is in no senseweakened when it is secured in the clip.

This clip is easily and cheaply made and especially easy to install.

I claim 1. A clip for garment slides and the like comprising a sheet ofmetal bent to form opposed walls to receive a strap between them, one ofsaid walls having an integral portion projecting toward the other wall,said portion extending laterally relative to the insert- I ed strap, anddisposed to force the strap with in said portion into a sharply bentportion when the clip is compressed.

2. A clip for garment slides comprising a sheet of metal bent into areturn bend and opposed walls,'a looped part struck up from one walltoward the other thereby forming an opening opposite said part and beingspaced from the wall to receive a strap, whereby the compression of theclip forces the strap into a sharply bent part between the looped partand the edges of the opening.

3. A clip for garment slides comprising a sheet of metal bent to formopposed walls, the walls having a projection struck up from one walltoward the other, the clip having an opening complementary to theprojection, the projection and the opening having a long dimensionlaterally relative to the walls whereby an inserted strap is bent by theprojection into the recess without perforating the surface of the strap.

In testimony whereof he affixes his signature.

ERNEST C. KASTNER.

